Chapter 10: Tales of the Night 1 (Part II)

"I'll go...... The world of rich people really can't understand it, and they spend money to find death...... Or twice! Chen Badai saw that Mr. Min was far away, and muttered in a low voice, but he was thinking about how to persuade Wang Xingguo.

Chen Badai is known as one of the top ten King Kongs in the outdoor industry in City A, but this title is also sealed by himself, outsiders look infinitely beautiful, but all kinds of hardships are only known to themselves - this career without a threshold is extremely competitive and stressful, even if it is the top ten King Kongs, they often face the most basic life problems! A while ago, my old father mentioned again that the family's house should be repaired, and recently a girl also had a good impression of Chen Badai, as well as the rent...... The last time the payment on credit was made, the people were also urging ...... It all takes money.

Chen Badai carefully calculated, the 80,000 yuan for this expedition removed various costs, in addition to all aspects of expenses, and also paid debts, and the remaining money could still support two months, if it was 150,000 ...... That can solve his own problems for at least a year, and after discussing with Wang Xingguo for two years, he can open his own outdoor sports company......

The problem that Chen Badai has always faced is not the problem of money, but the problem of no money, he cannot be like Wang Xingguo with the arrogance of a soldier, he has to bow to reality and life.

After carefully thinking about it for a long time, Chen Badai found that if Wang Xingguo didn't do it, everything would be in vain, this kid's skills have nothing to say, and his consciousness is absolutely first-class, but the stinky temper that doesn't bend his waist for five buckets of rice has never changed, sometimes Chen Badai wonders if he is blind when he looks for him as a partner, and he doesn't make any money in front of him, if he can't beat him, the two of them are wearing open crotch pants and growing up together, Chen Badai wants to kill him dozens of times......

But there is no good way now, this matter still has to be discussed in the long run, he glanced at Wang Xingguo, who was busy working, and felt that the banknotes around him seemed to be going far away......

After cleaning up and having breakfast, the group was about to return, because when they came out of the coffin mountain, Wang Xingguo and the others had already deviated from the direction, and then turned back to the ghost gate to take the Yin and Yang Road, so they planned to go to Xinxin Village with Xia Ruobing and Sherpa, and then make the next step.

Set off in the morning, before dark, you can return to the information village, along the way everyone chatted without a mouth, in order to enhance mutual understanding, from the small talk, I also learned that Sherpa is not Xia Ruobing's lover, but her cousin, just with her mother, that is, Xia Ruobing's aunt's surname.

It stands to reason that outsiders are not allowed to enter near the coffin mountain.

Xia Ruobing's grandparents were very opposed to her taking the old path of her parents, but Xia Ruobing didn't listen to the old man's advice, Wang Xingguo felt that the disappearance of Xia Ruobing's parents in Coffin Mountain had a huge impact on her career choice, and Xia Ruobing had half of the Lu Wen comparison table left by her parents, Mr. Min was extremely interested in this, and the two sides also talked about the evolution and changes of Loulan and Shanshan, and the unique customs near Coffin Mountain made Xia Ruobing feel that this was a line of Loulan, and Xia Ruobing was continuing her parents' research. She planned to start from the coffin mountain, but the villagers in this vicinity were silent about their history, and it was difficult for outsiders to find valuable information, in desperation, the two of them under the banner of folklore researchers, so they detoured from Zixin Village, but they did not find the way to the ghost gate, and the two did not dare to enter rashly, so they had to collect some information on the periphery, and in their cameras, they also vaguely recorded some images of the "Yin Soldier Corridor", but they never got what they wanted, and when they were about to evacuate, happened to run into Wang Xingguo and others.

Both Mr. Min and Xia Ruobing surprisingly agree that although the civilizations of Loulan and Shanshan are in the same place, they are not necessarily related.

Along the way, Xia Ruobing also mentioned several times about exploring Coffin Mountain again, but Wang Xingguo did not agree, but only said that he would collect enough information before making a decision.

Xia Ruobing was a little anxious, at this time he could already see Zixin Village from the mountain, and the group waited for a short rest, Xia Ruobing looked at Wang Xingguo's eyes very seriously and asked, "How do you want to go again?" ”

"I said so, gather enough information." Wang Xingguo said.

"I don't have any money, but I can pay you in installments, is that okay?" Xia Ruobing asked bluntly.

These words reminded Chen Badai of something else, and leaned over: "Beauty, we can talk about other payment methods." ”

"It's not about money, it's about human life!" Wang Xingguo's stubbornness was not ordinary, Chen Badai wanted to make a joke to ease the atmosphere, but Wang Xingguo's blunt words made him unable to answer.

Seeing that this conversation had become a little tense, Mr. Min hurriedly came out to play a round: "I said, let's go back and eat and sleep first, and then think about it in the long run." ”

"We have a satellite remote sensing map of this area, and the remote sensing shows that there are cavities in the funnel-shaped basin of Coffin Hill, and there is underdeveloped hematite, which is the main reason for the failure of the instruments in this area, and geologically this funnel-shaped basin was formed by the expansion and collapse of the lower cavity." Sherpa said that after all, they had been preparing for many years, and there were some materials that only they would have.

"Caused by groundwater?" Wang Xingguo asked, and Sherpa's words aroused his interest.

"We don't know the specifics, but we are sure that in ancient times there were complex and large underground cave complexes here, and that a geological reconstruction movement created such a special terrain, because of the interference of hematite, and the satellite remote sensing images were not clear." Sherpa answered honestly.

"Fog is the cause of the terrain?" Wang Xingguo asked again, he needed any bit of useful information.

"That's caused by the special location of the Coffin Mountain, the gap in the mountains in the distance is just the wind outlet, where the wind is lifted up by the Coffin Mountain to form a turbulence, pressing the moisture to the lower place, and only on a very clear day will the fog dissipate."

"This summit should not have been formed for a long time in terms of geological time." Wang Xingguo said again.

"In terms of geological time, it is very young, only about 10,000 years old, and this should be the time of the last geological reconstruction."

This made Xia Ruobing have to look at Wang Xingguo with admiration, she has seen many expedition members, but most of them have almost no knowledge of geology, and Wang Xingguo is very meticulous and professional in all problems.

"Hematite causes magnetic field interference, unable to use instruments to locate the location, and the influence of terrain and airflow causes fog and reduces visibility, but this can't explain why Mr. Min and Chen Badai are dizzy, and how can the corpses of the ghost gate pass be inexplicable?" Wang Xingguo thought about it for a while, and he paid more attention to details.

"The climate here is humid and hot all year round, and the vegetation will decay and produce the commonly known miasma, but this is not unavoidable, if this is really a migrant from Loulan, the disappearance of the body may be a unique way of burial, or it may have been moved by the locals, isn't this what we should be looking for?" Mr. Min added a sentence, trying to persuade Wang Xingguo, he knew that Wang Xingguo's character is to eat soft rather than hard, and using money to lure is effective for Chen Badai, but to persuade Wang Xingguo, he must be open and honest.

"No, it's not that simple, if it's a miasma, it won't make people react so quickly, and this kind of slight dizziness is more similar to the effect of anesthesia......" Wang Xingguo shook his head, geology and archaeology may be more professional, but in terms of comprehensive disciplines, Wang Xingguo has had systematic study and brutal training.

"But why aren't you dizzy?" Mr. Min asked curiously.

"I've had concentration training, and I've done anti-anesthesia training." Wang Xingguo said.

Although Mr. Min doesn't know much about what anti-anesthesia training is, he probably understands the meaning - that is, he can resist the paralyzing effect of anesthetics better than ordinary people, and still be able to stay calm and sober.

Everyone had some discussions on some professional issues, but how the corpse of the ghost gate was not seen and those mysterious events are still inconsistent, and now any analysis is just speculation, if you want to solve the mystery, you can only go in again, which is also the reason why Wang Xingguo is cautious, and finally Xia Ruobing is anxious: "Wang Xingguo, I just want to go and see my parents!" What the hell are you going to do to help me? ”

"Anything is meaningless to the dead, but important to the living." Wang Xingguo's words made Chen Badai startled, this is the truth, but it is easier to offend people with the truth, he hurriedly interjected: "What the dog means is that we have to be careful, after all, the expedition teams back then were all professional, uh...... We might as well gather a little more information and make a detailed plan......"

If Chen Badai hadn't spoken in time, Xia Ruobing estimated that he would have been so angry that he slapped the sapper shovel on Wang Xingguo's head, and Sherpa and Mr. Min also came to play the round, at this time Wang Xingguo felt that what he said just now was a little too much, after all, for Xia Ruobing, the importance of parents is self-evident, and he looks a little ruthless from the perspective of an outsider.

However, from a professional point of view, Wang Xingguo must regard himself as an outsider, as the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and only by allowing himself to jump out of that circle and look at it from the perspective of an outsider can he be more objective.

Wang Xingguo felt that he should say something to ease the tension, and he said to the Sherpas: "Is there any other information?" The more detailed, the better, such as the Japanese expedition member you said came out alive. ”

Sherpa glanced at Xia Ruobing and looked embarrassed: "No, we have been planning this for 10 years...... However, this is only the amount of information that has been collected. ”

"Oh...... Not necessarily, maybe there are some channels you have forgotten. Wang Xingguo said.

"For example?" This sentence rekindled Xia Ruobing's hope.

Wang Xingguo looked at Zixin Village in the distance, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and the people in the mountain villages had a very regular schedule, and many village kitchens were already emitting smoke.

Wang Xingguo opened the kettle, took a sip of water, and said slowly: "Only the locals are the most familiar with the local area. ”

"Hey...... What else can they have but legends? Xia Ruobing thought that Wang Xingguo was talking about something, she was not looking for information in the local area, but the simple villagers in the mountain villages did not have scientific concepts, they followed the tradition of thousands of years and did things that outsiders did not understand, but they never thought about why.

"Well, a lot of legends can answer a lot of secrets." Mr. Min interjected, "Science can't solve all doubts, but legend can." ”

"The legend can't be groundless, there must be some kind of connection between them, 2000 years ago...... Well, it was the Qin and Han dynasties, and it was an era of popular witches...... If they were really immigrants from Loulan, there would always be some clues. Wang Xingguo said.

"What else do you have in mind?" Xia Ruobing asked.

"I don't have any ideas now, go down the mountain, find something to eat, sleep well, and then go and listen to the legends and ......stories told by the old people in the village," Wang Xingguo shrugged, and he seemed to be able to smell the smoke of the village cooking at this time.

"Listen to stories? That's your plan? Mr. Min asked, a little incredulous.

"That's right! Listen to the story, the story will tell us a lot. Wang Xingguo put the bag on his back and walked down the mountain, ignoring the faces of several people.

"Let's go, the dog naturally has his reasons for doing things." Among these people, Chen Badai knows Wang Xingguo best, since he did not refuse, but put forward an idea, then the 150,000 honorarium is still dramatic, and it is very dramatic......

Seeing that he could go down the mountain, Wang Xingguo relieved his mouth again, and Chen Badai was also in a relaxed mood, pulling up the broken gong and singing a song: "The legend in the dark night is a long mile he......"

Xia Ruobing glanced back, but the top of the coffin was no longer visible......